The Trouble With Tie-Outs..

[Jessika]

ok here's a question -- when him and Jamie are running around the yard, sometimes he'll run and forget the boundaries of the tie-out and it will catch and he'll like fall back. I'm worried he might hurt his neck... if I got him a harness instead of a collar do you think it'd help?? Or do you think he's fine?? He isn't going to damage his throat doing this, is he?

[DogLover9501]

LOL! He's adorable!

We have a fenced backyard, but Piddle has a tie-out in the front because he doesn't like going out back with Jasper He doesn't usually get tied-up though.

I think a harness might make it a little safer when Charlie forgets about being on the tie-out

[KYS]

Jessica,
I have tie outs too, but use them for camping purposes only.
I have a fenced back yard.
It is possible for him to hurt his neck if he forgets his
boundaries.
I have never used it, but I have seen them advertise.
It's a trolley line that hooks
to two posts, or two trees.
Sort of looks like a long outside cloths line.
The line has a ring that is attached to another line that
hooks to the collar and moves as the dog moves. The dog can not get tangled I think?
I will try to draw.
l---------l (line hooked to two posts.)
The ring moves up and down the
line as the dog moves back and fourth.
Hope that makes a little sense.

[Jessika]

Oh yup I know what you're talking about, the name completely escapes me at the moment though. We only have one tree in our yard and our yard isn't even big at that.. no backyard, and a tiny front yard. We'll probably only be here for another... month and a half, and for Christmas we'll in at my parents' so they'll have a biig fenced in yard to run around in!! But until then (and until we move) we have to make do with what we have

[dab_20]

i am sure glad i have a fenced in back yard. molli runs away (although she comes back)

he sure is cute in that picture!!

[K9karen]

I used to put Cody on a 50 foot tie out but he always got tangle around bushes and hedges. After i got Logan, I splurged and got a fence and it was the best thing I ever did! Cause she got tangled too and I had to go down a slope in our yard to get her in all sorts of weather. It killed me to spend the money when I wasn't working, but if she's happy, I'm happy.

[areias]

Aww. I'm sure a harness would help a lot, just make sure he can't slip out of it.

My aunt owns my shepherds brother, he has a 50 foot tie out (on one of those trolley lines) across their yard. I watched him one time..he got tangled around a tree and himself. He stopped, looked at himself, stepped out of the line, studied the tree, and walked around until he was completely tangle free.

That's one smart dog.

[grybai]

I also don't have a yard but tie-outs are strictly forbidden in my city. Not that I would use it with Payson because I'm scared he would hurt himself (especially with his penchant for tangling himself in even 6 ft leashes). Unfortunately, Payson abhors going for walks around my neighborhood so I have to find creative means to give him exercised, including obstacle courses around the house and over the sofa, or else drive him to a different location.

By the way, have you ever considered an invisible fence?